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#biology #chemistry #geology #geography #enviromentalsciences Prague, Czechia web: https://natur.cuni.cz/en
Major success for our chemists! 🧪 Jan Přech and the KFMCh team published in ACS Catalysis the first study linking the distribution of active sites in zirconosilicate zeolites to reaction selectivity. Read more: 1url.cz/QezHt 🎉
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Bratislava, illustrative picture. Source: pixabay, author: phtorxp
🏙️ Why do some cities turn culture into growth while others lag? 🎭 An analysis of 196 European #cities shows persistent East–West gaps—but also signs of path creation in places like Brno and Bratislava, highlighting how governance and legacy shape creative city performance.
🔗 buff.ly/1fih3dm
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🎓 Karolína Štaflová (from the Iva Pichová group) has successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled Host-pathogen interactions during in vitro hepatitis B virus infection at @sciencecharles.bsky.social.
Congratulations! 🎉
#PhD #PhDatIOCB
🎓🔬 Study Science at Charles University! Interdisciplinary bachelor linking biology 🧬, chemistry ⚗️ & physics ⚡. Check out the @olinium42.bsky.social podcast 🎙️ for more 👉 1url.cz/JeMgX
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🥌🇨🇿 Today at 19:05, Czech mixed doubles curlers Julie Zelingrová & Vít Chabičovský face Canada.
We’re cheering especially for Julie, a 1st-year Environmental Protection student at the Faculty of Science at @unikarlova.cuni.cz. Good luck! 💙🤍❤️
🎓🌍 Planning a research stay abroad in 2026?
The Endowment Fund of the Faculty of Science offers 12 travel grants of CZK 40,000 for MSc & PhD students to gain international experience.
Apply by 13 March 2026 👉 1url.cz/oetSJ
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Excellent results from our students in the Karyology and Palynology practicum (with Tomáš Urfus) @sciencecharles.bsky.social
Hands-on methods: flow cytometry, acetolysis…
How strong is the relationship between pollen size and genome size? Flowering samples from @botanickazahradauk.bsky.social
We were honored by a visit from Assoc. Prof. Václav Čuba, Dean of the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering (CTU). Founded in 1955 at Charles University, the faculty shares strong historical ties with CU and our Faculty of Science. ⚛️🏛️📚
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The peptidome mimicry hypothesis shows how parasites could evolve their narrow host specificity. The new article also discusses this evolution in SARS-CoV-2. 🦠 Read more in @cp-trendsparasitol.bsky.social or through the link below!
🔗 www.cell.com/trends/paras...
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Cell by cell, step by step 🌱 Researchers led by Eunice Romero published in Frontiers in Plant Science practical, well-documented maceration protocols for studying vascular tissues—useful for research and teaching worldwide.
More info: 1url.cz/XeLGG
Potatoes, illustrative picture. Source: Wikimedia, author: Scott Bauer, USDA ARS
Tuning a #tuberization gene yields surprises 🥔🌱 Knocking down #StBEL11 boosts in-vitro tuber induction—but in whole plants it delays tuberization, shifts assimilates to roots, and cuts yield, revealing species-specific control of #potato tuberization.
🔗 buff.ly/aT4MRn3
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A new Blue Intensity approach reveals hidden #wood density patterns in treeline #spruce seedlings. Lead author Eunice Romero from the Dpt. of Physical Geography highlights its potential for better understanding seedling growth and #resilience in mountain environments. 🌲🔬
More info: 1url.cz/6J7rc
Conference website: youngdemographers.github.io/conference.h...
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Graphical abstract, source: original paper
Building complex rings with precision 🔬🧩 A new #Pd-catalyzed tandem Heck/Suzuki strategy delivers strained 5,5,6-fused tricyclic γ-lactones with three consecutive stereocenters from simple feedstocks, opening doors for #synthetic and #medicinal #chemistry.
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Interview on the faculty website: natur.cuni.cz/en/news/9996...
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🌟 Prestigious EMBO Installation Grant awarded to Faculty of Science at @unikarlova.cuni.cz!
Dr. Matouš Vobořil (Dept. of Cell Biology) is building a new team studying T‑cell development and autoimmune diseases. Congratulations! 🔬👏
President Petr Pavel yesterday appointed rectors of ten public universities at Prague Castle, including Prof. Jiří Zima, former Dean of the Faculty of Science, @unikarlova.cuni.cz 🎓🇨🇿 From February, he will lead Charles University until 2030. 🌍✨
Congratulations!
Description: The Rwenzori Mountains of Uganda, part of the tropical alpine region of the Afroalpine system. Source: Martha Kandziora
Why are the Andes richer in plant species than the African mountains? 🏞🌱 Not because the species have broader niches - but because they may partition resources more effectively. Read the new study focused on tropical alpine ecosystems:
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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The online meeting for those interested in international internships and start-up grants is here! ⏰ It will take place on Thursday, 12 February, from 10:00 AM.
📩 To receive the invitation with the link, email experientia@experientia.cz
We look forward to seeing you!
#research #medchem #neurodegeneration
Investigating NFE2L1 activators for targeted protein aggregate clearance: a follow-up study
(Smahelova, Saskova) – RSC Med. Chem.: doi.org/10.1039/D5MD...
@iocbprague.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social @sciencecharles.bsky.social #biocev
The application deadline for the postdoctoral position has been extended to 31st January 2026.
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🎓 Faculty Schools of the Faculty of Science at @unikarlova.cuni.cz were officially appointed on 16 Jan 2026. The event highlighted long-term cooperation in science education, teacher training, and new opportunities for collaboration with partner schools. 🌿🔬
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📢 Huge congrats to David Storch & colleagues! Their paper is featured on the cover of Trends Ecol. Evol. (@cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social), proposing a unifying theory of global biodiversity dynamics – and what it means for the future!
📖 doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
🌍 #Biodiversity #Ecology #Evolution
🎓🔬 Four scientists from our faculty at @unikarlova.cuni.cz, succeeded in the internal grant call Returns to CU.
Successful applicants: Kateřina Steinová, Kateřina Koštířová & Kristina Kverková (Dept. of Zoology) and Petra Cikrtová (Dept. of Parasitology). Congratulations!👏
Graphical abstract of the original paper, source: original paper
🧪 Why do proteins enter charged #polymer brushes on the “wrong” side of their isoelectric point? New insights show #charge regulation drives charge inversion via pH gradients, enabling uptake, while charge patchiness needs explicit #simulations to capture the full picture.
🔗 buff.ly/SgDF8DA
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Description and source: A graphical abstract from the original study.
How do bacteria sense the right temperature to thrive?
A newly discovered protein, CrsL, modulates the key transcription factor CarD in mycobacteria.
By tuning CarD interaction with RNA polymerase, CrsL controls life-dependent reactions to temperature.
🔗 academic.oup.com/nar/article/...
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Three days left to apply to the #EGU26 #tropicalpeatlands session! www.egu26.eu/session/56526
@nickgirkin.bsky.social
@egu.eu
@sciencecharles.bsky.social
VegVault logo
printscreen of the paper on the webpage of Nature Scientific Data https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-06176-1
1/🧵 Paper out! 🎉🌿🔒
VegVault is now published in Nature Scientific Data: a global database linking palaeo + modern vegetation with traits + climate/soil drivers.
🌐website: bit.ly/VegVault
📜paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#VegVault #Ecology #Paleoecology #Vegetation #FunctionalTraits
Graphical abstract, source: original paper
Sensitive #selenium #analysis just got a boost 🔬 TiO₂-assisted #photochemical vapor generation overcomes selenate inertness, achieving >60% efficiency, strong salt tolerance, and reliable Se detection even in seawater—where particle size matters more than crystal phase.
🔗 buff.ly/k3xTaKv
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